N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43F-8.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:43F-8.3 - Medical consultant's responsibilities

(a) The medical consultant shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

1. Assisting the facility in developing written objectives, policies, a procedure manual, an organizational plan, and a quality improvement program for the medical service;

2. Assisting in the coordination and integration of medical services with other participant care services to provide a continuum of care for the participant; and

3. Reviewing written medical policies in cooperation with the physicians, advanced practice nurses, or physician assistants responsible for providing care to the participants.

(b) If the medical consultant is an attending physician for a participant, then the facility must document evidence of the medical consultant's attempts to assist the participant in securing an attending physician, advanced practice nurse or physician assistant (other than the medical consultant) and of the participant's choice in selecting the medical consultant as his or her attending physician.

1. The medical consultant and the facility shall ensure compliance with 45:9-22.5, which restrict practitioners from referring their patients to health care services in which they have a significant beneficial interest.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43F-8.3